CFCW
Broadcast area	Camrose, Alberta
Slogan	Alberta's country legend!
Frequency	790 KHz (AM)
First air date	November 2, 1954
Format	country music
ERP	50 kW
Class	B
Callsign meaning	Canada's Finest Country and Western
Owner	Newcap Broadcasting
Sister stations	CFCW-FM, CIRK-FM, CKRA-FM
Website	CFCW

For CFCW's FM sister station, see CFCW-FM.

CFCW is a country music radio station in Camrose, Alberta, Canada, broadcasting on 790 kHz AM. The station is owned by Newcap Broadcasting. CFCW also has studios in the NewCap Broadcast Center in West Edmonton Mall.

CFCW can also be received on 91.5 MHz on Shaw Cable FM.

[edit] History

• CFCW started on November 2, 1954 on 1230 kHz, with 250 watts power.
• In 1958, the station increased transmitter power up to 1,000 watts.
• In 1961, the station changed frequencies to 790 kHz, with 10,000 watts power.
• In 1976, the station increased transmitter power again to 50,000 watts, serving the Edmonton area as well.
• In 2005, CFCW-FM signed on.

On July 28, 2008, Newcap applied to amend the licence by changing the frequency from 790 kHz to 840 kHz. ^[1] The application was approved ^[2]; however, the move was essentially voided when the station at 830 kHz in Wainwright, Alberta was denied permission to move to FM. ^[3]

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• CFCW
• CFCW history at Canadian Communications Foundation
• Query the REC's Canadian station database for CFCW

Coordinates: 52°57′37″N 112°57′29″W / 52.96028°N 112.95806°W / 52.96028; -112.95806

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